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Excellence in 3D Design

PROJECT SUMMARY

I did a model of a plant cell in Tinkercad. We had practiced a lot in the STEAM class with this platfrom, and later came in hand when having to do this assignment, we would spend almost the whole class creating and editing our creations in tinkercad. In the cell, I included the nucleus, nucleolus, cell membrane, cell wall, mitochondria, smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum, chloroplast, golgi apparatus, ribosomes, cytoplasm, large central vacuole, and the lysosome.

WHY?

I did this project since it was an assignment for science where they needed me to create a cell model. I could of done an animal cell, but I chose to do the plant cell because it included organelles that the animal cell did not have such as the chloroplast and cell wall. I chose using tinkercad as the platform to create my model because we have recently used it in STEAM class with Mr. Shelden and it is quite fun to play around with and explore. You could add different types of shapes, or even create your own shapes. Change their color, their place, etc.

HOW?

I developed my creation by adding different shapes like different shaped circles, lines, dots, different layers, colors, textures, and more.

WHAT?

I made my model with different layers so that you could really notice the different elements and organelles that I added so that the model could really look like the original plant cell. So that when you look at it, you will know, "Oh, that is a plant cell!".

SO WHAT?

So far, from this experience, I learned about a new platform online where you can create whatever you want 3D or 2D, and can really help when doing projects in class. I conclude that when using thinkercad you can explore and let your creativity free.

WHAT'S NEXT?

I think that maybe next time I could have added more colors or more numbers of organelles for the cell. Or, added a better description, and even added other different and specific shapes more close to the plant cell.

REFERENCES & ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I got all of my information from my notes and with the help of Mr. Lipperer, our science teacher. We had gathered a lot of information and facts about the types of cells, so that eased the job of demonstrating how they look like.

JUDGES FEEDBACK

I am so impressed with your plant cell model. It is beautiful and accurate. The use of layers is particularly impressive and I think that you could use that in the future to continue to build this model into something interactive. This could really help students learn more about cells. Great job!

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